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Classic PvP Season 6 launches on the 15th of December 2022! In 2019, the launch of the Snail Games Initiative, Classic PvP, created an exciting and competitive playing experience for PC players. Throughout the course of the seasons, the meta was watched closely and changes were made to shake things up and create an experience tailored for PvP gameplay. Continue on the quest for the ultimate PvP experience with the introduction of Classic PvP Season 6! Experience gain, taming, gathering have been quintupled compared to our standard Official Servers (5x) Breeding, hatching, and raising rates have been quadrupled compared to our standard Official Servers (4x) Tribes are set to 25 players max Tribe alliances are disabled, though informal alliances are allowed Servers have a maximum player count of 100 These maps will be available: The Island, Scorched Earth, Ragnarok, Lost Island, Valguero, and The Center Tek dinos (Tek Parasaur, Tek Quetzal, Tek Rex, Tek Raptor, Tek Stego), Paracer, Tapejara, and the Titanosaur are not available for taming on Classic PvP All Aberration, Extinction, Genesis Part 1, and Genesis Part 2 content is unavailable on Classic PvP Scaling of weapon damage has been reduced No TEK Engrams No cave building Cryopods enabled Tamed Stegosaurus Resistance reduced by 35% Tamed Quetzal Resistance reduced by 20% Tamed Wyvern Resistance reduced by 20% Tamed Wyvern Damage reduced by 20% Reaper Queen added to the Valguero Aberration Zone Studio Wildcard Twitter: twitter.com/survivetheark Discord: discord.com/invite/playark Facebook: facebook.com/survivetheark Reddit: reddit.com/r/playark Instagram: instagram.com/survivetheark Twitch: twitch.tv/survivetheark Steam: steamcommunity.com/app/346110 Youtube: youtube.com/survivetheark View full article

Welcome to another edition of the Community Crunch! Turkey Trial 6 is right around the corner! Hope below for the event details and a look at some stellar ARK community content in the Community Corner! On September 29, Google Stadia announced that the Stadia service will be shut down on January 18, 2023. As such, ARK on Stadia will no longer receive support from December onwards. For more information on the Google Stadia announcement, click here. From Tuesday, November 22nd through Wednesday, December 7th jump into a large-scale scavenger hunt and carve up rare “Super-Turkeys” that have been unleashed across the ARK for Turkey Trial 6! By harvesting Super Turkey Wishbones from these ruthless, genetically-modified creatures, you can craft your very own fashionable Turkey Costume, Ugly Sweater skins, or choose to summon the devastating DodoRex creature to do your bidding for a limited period of time. This event can be manually activated with the server arg parameter: -ActiveEvent=TurkeyTrial Dates November 22nd to December 7th Rates *Note that these bonuses are multiplicative of the game's standard 1x rates. Official Servers: 3x XP, Harvesting, Taming, Breeding (imprint, maturation, hatch/gestation), 0.5x Mating Interval, and 1.5x Hexagon Rewards Small Tribe Servers: 4.5x XP, Harvesting, Taming, 4x Breeding (maturation, hatch/gestation), 4x Imprinting, 0.5x Mating Interval, and 1.5x Hexagon Rewards ARKpocalypse: 5x XP, Harvesting, Taming, Breeding (maturation, hatch/gestation), 5x Imprinting, 0.5x Mating Interval, and 1.5x Hexagon Rewards Conquest: 5x XP, Harvesting, Taming, Breeding (maturation, hatch/gestation), 5x Imprinting, 0.5x Mating Interval, and 1.5x Hexagon Rewards Super Turkeys (Untamable creature) DodoRex (Craftable Temporary Tame) Turkey Costume 3 Ugly Sweater Skins Bonnet Hat Skin Chieftan Hat Skin Dodo Pie Swim Bottom Skin Dodo Pie Swim Top Skin Dodorex Swim Bottom Skin Dodorex Swim Top Skin Dodorex-Print Shirt Skin Meat Swim Bottom Skin Meat Swim Top Skin Murder Turkey Swim Bottom Skin Murder Turkey Swim Top Skin Murder-Turkey-Print Shirt Skin Pilgrim Hat Skin Pitchfork Skin Turkey Hat Skin Turkey Leg Skin Turkey Swim Bottom Skin Turkey Swim Top Skin Ugly Cornucopia Sweater Skin Ugly Trike Sweater Skin (acquired via killing Super Turkey's for Wishbones) Lymantria *NEW* Mosasaurus *NEW* Fjordhawk *NEW* Tek Stryder *NEW* Stuffed Glowtail *NEW* Wishbones (acquired from killing Super Turkey's) Thanksgiving Dino Candy Light Yellow *NEW* DarkTurquoise *NEW* LemonLime *NEW* Teal *NEW* Cyan *NEW* Light Red *NEW* Yellow *NEW* Orange *NEW* Dark Blue *NEW* Black Sands Midnight Blue Vermillion Dark Violet Dark Magenta Medium Autumn Light Autumn Burnt Sienna Dino Darker Grey Black Red Near Black Dino Albino Dino Dark Red Dark Red Brown There is an ongoing EVO Event that is currently running and will run right into Turkey Trial 6! *Note that these bonuses are multiplicative of the game's standard 1x rates. Official Servers: 3x XP, Harvesting, Taming, Breeding (imprint, maturation, hatch/gestation), 0.5x Mating Interval, and 1.5x Hexagon Rewards Small Tribe Servers: 4.5x XP, Harvesting, Taming, 4x Breeding (maturation, hatch/gestation), 4x Imprinting, 0.5x Mating Interval, and 1.5x Hexagon Rewards ARKpocalypse: 5x XP, Harvesting, Taming, Breeding (maturation, hatch/gestation), 5x Imprinting, 0.5x Mating Interval, and 1.5x Hexagon Rewards Conquest: 5x XP, Harvesting, Taming, Breeding (maturation, hatch/gestation), 5x Imprinting, 0.5x Mating Interval, and 1.5x Hexagon Rewards Fan Art Gallery | Screenshot Gallery | Artist Feedback Form Creator: Syntac How effective is Carcharidontosaurus when used for Orbital Supply drops? Syntac demonstrates in his latest video! Snow pillow | Commission by Scutal Tamed Raptor by EdnaTomasdottir Chibi Rex by Alkonavi [Commission] Simply and Ferrous VS the Leed by MayaPatch Modded Ark Rex by Sans Ankylosaurus Armor Commission by @TekARK3 Just an idea by RoboticHat#7835 DodoPuncher by AngilDerT AsH#8918 Vivixx#4697 Queenie_lisie#6578 Have a happy Thanksgiving! Studio Wildcard Twitter: twitter.com/survivetheark Discord: discord.com/invite/playark Facebook: facebook.com/survivetheark Reddit: reddit.com/r/playark Instagram: instagram.com/survivetheark Twitch: twitch.tv/survivetheark Steam: steamcommunity.com/app/346110 Youtube: youtube.com/survivetheark View full article

Welcome to another edition of the Community Crunch! The infamous Dodorex is making a triumphant return for our annual Turkey Trial event. Turkey Trial 6 begins on November 22nd this year and runs until December 7th! Keep your eyes peeled for the event details in the next Community Crunch! If you are looking to change up the game why not check out some new mods? The ARK Sponsored mod program is currently in its winter break period, applications will open again on January 1st, 2023. ARK Additions! Garuga123 has been hard at work and ARK additions has expanded a lot. Explore the ARK with new creatures and fresh mechanics! This mod has a lot to look forward to as well as there are many more creatures planned for development! Check out the ARK Additions: The Collection There will be no EVO event this week. Fan Art Gallery | Screenshot Gallery | Artist Feedback Form Creator: The AxeMan Are you looking for a guide on taming the newly released Carcharodontosaurus? Check out this new video by The AxeMan! Dodowyvern by @NeoVanilluxe Poisonous Nightmare (Alt) by Scutal Untitled by RoboticHat#7835 Shadowmane by ShadowW0lf7 Draconis Obscurum, the Rock Drake by TheShadowStone Giganotosaurus by Xapi Wave Don't leave me like this! by @VELUKO1 Ari The Adventurer#1243 Vivixx#4697 Have a great weekend! Studio Wildcard Twitter: twitter.com/survivetheark Discord: discord.com/invite/playark Reddit: reddit.com/r/playark Instagram: instagram.com/survivetheark Twitch: twitch.tv/survivetheark Steam: steamcommunity.com/app/346110 Youtube: youtube.com/survivetheark Facebook: facebook.com/survivetheark Official Wiki: ark.wiki.gg View full article

We're wrapping up another excellent ExtraLife event with the ARK community. On November 5th, we went live on Twitch from our Seattle Office for 24 hours to support ExtraLife, a program of Children's Miracle Network Hospitals. With your help, we were able to raise over $130K in support of kids' health! We were able to shatter our individual and team donation goals, setting up this year's event to be another unforgettable one! Throughout the Game Day event, we maintained the #2 team in total donations and in the top 5 for individual donations! The ARK community has helped us raise well over 500K for children in need with the completion of our 8th ExtraLife event! These achievements wouldn't be possible without the support of the ARK community and sponsors! We are grateful for our generous, supportive players, partners & sponsors, & the opportunity to help facilitate this endeavor. Here's a recap of everything you may have missed during the 24-hour event! 2X NVIDIA RTX 3090 5X Game Vice Flex by GameVice 100+ Noglin Hat 100+ Noglin Plush 100+ Dodo Plush 5X ARK Collector's Edition boxes Corsair HS55 Wireless Headset HS80 Wireless Headset Void RGB Elite Headset K70 Pro TKL Keyboard K70 Mini Wireless Keyboard K70 RGB Pro Keyboard M65 Ultra Wireless Mouse Katar Elite Wireless Mouse MM700 Mousepad MM800 Mousepad MM700 3XL Mousepad Microsoft 2X ID@Xbox 2020 skate decks 2X ID@Xbox Pillow 3X ID@Xbox Charging Controller Stands 2X ID@Xbox Picnic Blankets Logitech 2X Litra Glow light 2X Litra Beam light 1XYeti X microphone 2X Yeti Nano microphone If you've won one of these amazing giveaways, please be patient! We'll be in touch over the coming days! Syntac HillbillyWilly Royale With Cheese Ark Community Charity Giveaway Raasclark & Aaron Longstaff Phlinger Phoo NeddyTheNoodle LoadedCrysis Mo Nut NaturalCauzes View Full Team Roster Get your first look at the Charcarodontosaurus, the latest creature added to ARK with a brand new Creature Spotlight trailer! Charcarodontosaurus makes a triumphant entry to ARK with a noteworthy set of abilities that puts it in competition with ARK's most feared carnivores! We are introducing new story cutscenes to conclude each ARK map, featuring actors Maddy Madden (The Wheel of Time) and David Tennant (Doctor Who) reprising their respective roles as Helena Walker and Sir Edmund Rockwell Here's a little teaser of what's to come! Dino discovery is a fact-filled ARK adventure that allows children to explore the Island without violence and learn about the fascinating prehistoric creatures that inspired the game. ARK: Dinosaur Discovery will launch on November 9 as an exclusive on Switch and is free to download with the purchase of ARK: Ultimate Survivor Edition. Re-evolved from the ground up with redesigned mechanics! The Survival of the Fittest Crossplay Prototype launches on Xbox, PlayStation, and PC in December 2022 on later arrives on Switch in 2023. We reviewed the current year in ARK and took a look at some of our favorite community art. Check out our Halls of History album which contains community art that was featured in the Community Crunch throughout the year! We've put together some of the key moments from the stream if you weren't able to tune into the entire event. Find out about how donation funds are utilized at a local level! Catch the creature spotlight trailer of the latest creature added to ARK, Carcharodontosaurus! The return of Survival of the Fittest is right around the corner. Find out more about the upcoming release with Jeremy and Jat! Find out about how donation funds are utilized at the local level in this hospital interview! Find out more about Dino Discovery mode on Nintendo Switch in this interview with Jordan from Grove Street Games. Watch along as Twitch chat helps Clayton design a new creature! Curious about creature design? Check out this interview with the designers of Carcharodontosaurus. Watch along as Twitch chat helps Clayton design a new creature! Check out this year's office mini games! Tag along as we check out some of the mods in the Sponsored Mod Program! Dave and Jackson hop into the chat and answer some of their questions about level design. Tag along as we check out some of the mods in the Sponsored Mod Program! Jackson hops into the chat and answers some of their questions about level design. In this segment, Cedric reviews the current year of content in the Community Corner. Studio Wildcard would like to extend our heartfelt gratitude to our wonderful community, including the awesome content creators who came in hot with their dedication and efforts. We just facilitate this; it's all of you who bolster us and make this an impactful event that directly helps those in need via the wonderful gaming community! Twitter: twitter.com/survivetheark Discord: discord.com/invite/playark Reddit: reddit.com/r/playark Instagram: instagram.com/survivetheark Twitch: twitch.tv/survivetheark Steam: steamcommunity.com/app/346110 Youtube: youtube.com/survivetheark Facebook: facebook.com/survivetheark Official Wiki: ark.wiki.gg View full article

It's that time of the year again! We are excited to be going live from our Seattle office tomorrow at 10AM Pacific for 24 hours of entertainment, amazing giveaways, Collector’s Edition boxes, plushies, and much more! If you are interested in donating or joining the team to raise donations, click on the button below! All donations go to the Extra Life organization and contribute to raising the Official Network rates for 24 hours! Stop by and hang out out in our Twitch stream or Discord for an opportunity at winning a cool giveaway from one of our amazing sponsors! 2X NVIDIA RTX 3090 5X Game Vice Flex by GameVice 100+ Noglin Hat 100+ Noglin Plush 100+ Dodo Plush 5X ARK Collector's Edition boxes Corsair HS55 Wireless Headset HS80 Wireless Headset Void RGB Elite Headset K70 Pro TKL Keyboard K70 Mini Wireless Keyboard K70 RGB Pro Keyboard M65 Ultra Wireless Mouse Katar Elite Wireless Mouse MM700 Mousepad MM800 Mousepad MM700 3XL Mousepad Microsoft 2X ID@Xbox 2020 skate decks 2X ID@Xbox Pillow 3X ID@Xbox Charging Controller Stands 2X ID@Xbox Picnic Blankets Logitech 2X Litra Glow light 2X Litra Beam light 1XYeti X microphone 2X Yeti Nano microphone As we reach various donation goals, we will increase the Official Server Network rates across all platforms (including Nintendo Switch). If you're an ARK: Survival Evolved Mobile survivor, you're in luck! Our friends over at Grove Street Games having a special event with 8x rates for 24 hours on Monday, November 7th. As we reach the specified donation goals marked below, rates will be updated on all Official ARK servers. Please note: The rates may take up to 15 minutes to be reflected on your server. Be sure to keep an eye on our ExtraLife 2022 page to see current donation totals and Official Server rates! Total Raised Taming Rates Harvesting Rates XP Rates Mating Interval Rates Egg Hatch Rates Baby Mature Rates Imprint Interval Rates Imprint Bonus Rates Hexagon Rewards $0 3x 3x 3x 0.5x 3x 3x 0.6x 3x 1.5x $5,000 3.25x 3.25x 3.25x 0.475x 3.25x 3.25x 0.575x 3.25x 1.6x $10,000 3.5x 3.5x 3.5x 0.45x 3.5x 3.5x 0.55x 3.5x 1.7x $15,000 3.75x 3.75x 3.75x 0.425x 3.75x 3.75x 0.525x 3.75x 1.8x $20,000 4.0x 4.0x 4.0x 0.40x 4.0x 4.0x 0.5x 4.0x 1.9x $25,000 4.25x 4.25x 4.25x 0.375x 4.25x 4.25x 0.475x 4.25x 2.0x $30,000 4.5x 4.5x 4.5x 0.35x 4.5x 4.5x 0.45x 4.5x 2.1x $35,000 4.75x 4.75x 4.75x 0.325x 4.75x 4.75x 0.425x 4.75x 2.2x $40,000 5.0x 5.0x 5.0x 0.3x 5.0x 5.0x 0.40x 5.0x 2.3x $45,000 5.25x 5.25x 5.25x 0.275x 5.25x 5.25x 0.375x 5.25x 2.4x $50,000 5.50x 5.50x 5.50x 0.25x 5.50x 5.50x 0.35x 5.50x 2.5x $55,000 5.75x 5.75x 5.75x 0.25x 5.75x 5.75x 0.325x 5.75x 2.6x $60,000 6.0x 6.0x 6.0x 0.2x 6.0x 6.0x 0.3x 6.0x 2.7x $65,000 6.25x 6.25x 6.25x 0.2x 6.25x 6.25x 0.275x 6.25x 2.8x $70,000 6.5x 6.5x 6.5x 0.175x 6.5x 6.5x 0.25x 6.5x 2.9x $75,000 6.75x 6.75x 6.75x 0.175x 6.75x 6.75x 0.25x 6.75x 3.0x $80,000 7.0x 7.0x 7.0x 0.15x 7.0x 7.0x 0.2x 7.0x 3.1x $85,000 7.25x 7.25x 7.25x 0.15x 7.25x 7.25x 0.2x 7.25x 3.2x $90,000 7.5x 7.5x 7.5x 0.135x 7.5x 7.5x 0.175x 7.5x 3.3x $95,000 7.75x 7.75x 7.75x 0.135x 7.75x 7.75x 0.175x 7.75x 3.4x $100,000 8.0x 8.0x 8.0x 0.125x 8.0x 8.0x 0.15x 8.0x 3.5x $105,000 8.25x 8.25x 8.25x 0.125x 8.25x 8.25x 0.15x 8.25x 3.6x $110,000 8.5x 8.5x 8.5x 0.117x 8.5x 8.5x 0.135x 8.5x 3.7x $115,000 8.75x 8.75x 8.75x 0.117x 8.75x 8.75x 0.135x 8.75x 3.8x $120,000 9.0x 9.0x 9.0x 0.11x 9.0x 9.0x 0.125x 9.0x 3.9x $125,000 9.25x 9.25x 9.25x 0.11x 9.25x 9.25x 0.125x 9.25x 4.0x $130,000 9.5x 9.5x 9.5x 0.105x 9.5x 9.5x 0.117x 9.5x 4.1x $135,000 9.75x 9.75x 9.75x 0.105x 9.75x 9.75x 0.117x 9.75x 4.2x $140,000 10.0x 10.0x 10.0x 0.1x 10.0x 10.0x 0.11x 10.0x 4.3x $145,000 10.25x 10.25x 10.25x 0.1x 10.25x 10.25x 0.11x 10.25x 4.4x $150,000 10.5x 10.5x 10.5x 0.1x 10.5x 10.5x 0.105x 10.5x 4.5x $155,000 10.75x 10.75x 10.75x 0.1x 10.75x 10.75x 0.105x 10.75x 4.6x $160,000 11.0x 11.0x 11.0x 0.1x 11.0x 11.0x 0.1x 11.0x 4.75x $165,000 11.25x 11.25x 11.25x 0.1x 11.25x 11.25x 0.1x 11.25x 5.0x $170,000 11.50x 11.50x 11.50x 0.1x 11.50x 11.50x 0.1x 11.50x 5.25x $175,000 11.75x 11.75x 11.75x 0.1x 11.75x 11.75x 0.1x 11.75x 5.5x $180,000 12.0x 12.0x 12.0x 0.09x 12.0x 12.0x 0.075x 12.0x 6.0x $1,000,000,000 100.0x 100.0x 100.0x 0.01x 100.0x 100.0x 0.05x 100x 100x Total Raised Taming Rates Harvesting Rates XP Rates Mating Interval Rates Egg Hatch Rates Baby Mature Rates Imprint Interval Rates Imprint Bonus Rates Hexagon Rewards $0 4.5x 4.5x 4.5x 0.5x 4.5x 4.5x 0.6x 4.5x 1.5x $5,000 4.25x 4.25x 4.25x 0.475x 4.25x 4.25x 0.575x 4.25x 1.6x $10,000 4.75x 4.75x 4.75x 0.45x 4.75x 4.75x 0.55x 4.75x 1.7x $15,000 5.0x 5.0x 5.0x 0.425x 5.0x 5.0x 0.525x 5.0x 1.8x $20,000 5.25x 5.25x 5.25x 0.40x 5.25x 5.25x 0.5x 5.25x 1.9x $25,000 5.5x 5.5x 5.5x 0.375x 5.5x 5.5x 0.475x 5.5x 2.0x $30,000 5.75x 5.75x 5.75x 0.35x 5.75x 5.75x 0.45x 5.75x 2.1x $35,000 6.0x 6.0x 6.0x 0.325x 6.0x 6.0x 0.425x 6.0x 2.2x $40,000 6.25x 6.25x 6.25x 0.3x 6.25x 6.25x 0.40x 6.25x 2.3x $45,000 6.5x 6.5x 6.5x 0.275x 6.5x 6.5x 0.375x 6.5x 2.4x $50,000 6.75x 6.75x 6.75x 0.25x 6.75x 6.75x 0.35x 6.75x 2.5x $55,000 7.0x 7.0x 7.0x 0.25x 7.0x 7.0x 0.325x 7.0x 2.6x $60,000 7.25x 7.25x 7.25x 0.2x 7.25x 7.25x 0.3x 7.25x 2.7x $65,000 7.5x 7.5x 7.5x 0.2x 7.5x 7.5x 0.275x 7.5x 2.8x $70,000 7.75x 7.75x 7.75x 0.175x 7.75x 7.75x 0.25x 7.75x 2.9x $75,000 8.0x 8.0x 8.0x 0.175x 8.0x 8.0x 0.25x 8.0x 3.0x $80,000 8.25x 8.25x 8.25x 0.15x 8.25x 8.25x 0.2x 8.25x 3.1x $85,000 8.5x 8.5x 8.5x 0.15x 8.5x 8.5x 0.2x 8.5x 3.2x $90,000 8.75x 8.75x 8.75x 0.135x 8.75x 8.75x 0.175x 8.75x 3.3x $95,000 9.0x 9.0x 9.0x 0.135x 9.0x 9.0x 0.175x 9.0x 3.4x $100,000 9.25x 9.25x 9.25x 0.125x 9.25x 9.25x 0.15x 9.25x 3.5x $105,000 9.5x 9.5x 9.5x 0.125x 9.5x 9.5x 0.15x 9.5x 3.6x $110,000 9.75x 9.75x 9.75x 0.117x 9.75x 9.75x 0.135x 9.75x 3.7x $115,000 10.0x 10.0x 10.0x 0.117x 10.0x 10.0x 0.135x 10.0x 3.8x $120,000 10.25x 10.25x 10.25x 0.11x 10.25x 10.25x 0.125x 10.25x 3.9x $125,000 10.5x 10.5x 10.5x 0.11x 10.5x 10.5x 0.125x 10.5x 4.0x $130,000 10.75x 10.75x 10.75x 0.105x 10.75x 10.75x 0.117x 10.75x 4.1x $135,000 11.0x 11.0x 11.0x 0.105x 11.0x 11.0x 0.117x 11.0x 4.2x $140,000 11.25x 11.25x 11.25x 0.1x 11.25x 11.25x 0.11x 11.25x 4.3x $145,000 11.5x 11.5x 11.5x 0.1x 11.5x 11.5x 0.11x 11.5x 4.4x $150,000 11.75x 11.75x 11.75x 0.1x 11.75x 11.75x 0.105x 11.75x 4.5x $155,000 12.0x 12.0x 12.0x 0.1x 12.0x 12.0x 0.105x 12.0x 4.6x $160,000 12.25x 12.25x 12.25x 0.1x 12.25x 12.25x 0.1x 12.25x 4.75x $165,000 12.5x 12.5x 12.5x 0.1x 12.5x 12.5x 0.1x 12.5x 5.0x $170,000 12.75x 12.75x 12.75x 0.1x 12.75x 12.75x 0.1x 12.75x 5.25x $175,000 13.0x 13.0x 13.0x 0.1x 13.0x 13.0x 0.1x 13.0x 5.5x $180,000 14.0x 14.0x 14.0x 0.09x 14.0x 14.0x 0.075x 14.0x 6.0x $1,000,000,000 100.0x 100.0x 100.0x 0.01x 100.0x 100.0x 0.05x 100.0x 100x Feel free to hop into our Discord or Twitch channel during the stream to hang out and spread the positive vibes! 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Welcome to another edition of the Community Crunch! You only have a few more days to make the most of Fear Evolved 6! The event ends on Wednesday, November 2nd! Next week we'll have more information on our ExtraLife event, goals, rates, and giveaways! We're excited to share news on the ARK: Ultimate Survivor Edition update for Nintendo Switch! ➡️Base Game Patch: Worldwide release on Nov 1st, 10 AM Eastern ➡️Scorched Earth: NA release on Nov 1st at 10am, EU to release on Nov 8th ➡️Dino Discovery: Worldwide release on Nov 9th ➡️All ARK Switch content is intended to release in South America in later November, and in Japan in January Prepare yourselves for a completely overhauled and updated ARK experience for Nintendo Switch!!! If you're a returning Nintendo Switch ARK Survivor, we have a wealth of helpful information that will prepare you for the upcoming release. Server information, space requirements, Discord information and more can all be found in the returning player guide! There is an ongoing EVO Event that is included with Fear Evolved 6. You can find the rates below: Official Servers: 3x XP, Harvesting, Taming, and Breeding, 1.5x Hexagon Bonus Small Tribe Servers: 4.5x XP, 4.5x Harvesting, 4.5x Taming, and 4x Breeding, 1.5x Hexagon Bonus ARKPocalypse: 5x XP, 5x Harvesting, 5x Taming, and 5x Breeding, 1.5x Hexagon Bonus Conquest: 4.5x XP, 4.5x Harvesting, 4.5x Taming, and 4x Breeding, 1.5x Hexagon Bonus For the duration of this EVO Event, we will be disabling the world buffs from Baby Boon & Maewing Poach on Genesis Part 2 on the Official Network. In the past, we've adjusted for the impact events have had on the rates by tweaking the bonuses that we use during breeding events, however, those tweaks lead to unfavorable circumstances on maps that aren't Genesis Part 2, so during breeding events, we'll be disabling these mission buffs specifically as not to affect the bonuses on other maps. Fan Art Gallery | Screenshot Gallery | Artist Feedback Form Creator: Cantex Cantex is back with another exciting video! Watch the infamous Dodorex tackle all the dinosaurs in ARK! UNLUCKY by Sai DodoRex by @Mio301130 ZOMKIBBY by @NeoVanilluxe 🎃Trick or Treat!! by @rianeko_mabi [Commission] fear Evolved: Dodorex and Dodowyvern by MayaPatch Dangerous Land by @demonorph (Art) Ortiz (Character) Wuzhui by Toucanfishh Reaper King (Oil Painting) by Lilly SirDrip#9735 Stevie#4778 Have a great weekend! Studio Wildcard Twitter: twitter.com/survivetheark Discord: discord.com/invite/playark Reddit: reddit.com/r/playark Instagram: instagram.com/survivetheark Twitch: twitch.tv/survivetheark Steam: steamcommunity.com/app/346110 Youtube: youtube.com/survivetheark Facebook: facebook.com/survivetheark Official Wiki: ark.wiki.gg View full article

Welcome to another edition of the Community Crunch! Fear Evolved 6 is live on all platforms until Wednesday, November 2nd! Gather your tribes for boosted rates, event-themed skins, and spook-tackular adventures. Find out more about Fear Evolved 6 here Check out our recent announcement for information on the upcoming launch of the Ultimate Survivor Edition on Nintendo Switch. Preparations for our annual 24-hour ExtraLife charity stream on November 5th are underway! We'll be live on twitch.tv/survivetheark with boosted rates, games, giveaways, and laughs for 24 hours while raising money for the ExtraLife organization. To read more about ExtraLife and Game Day, click here. With your help, we've raised over 429k for hospitals and children in need. If you are interested in joining to collect donations for the Studio Wildcard team or wish to donate directly towards our goal, click here. We'll be sharing more information on our sponsors and milestones in a future post! There is an ongoing EVO Event that is included with Fear Evolved 6. You can find the rates below: Official Servers: 3x XP, Harvesting, Taming, and Breeding, 1.5x Hexagon Bonus Small Tribe Servers: 4.5x XP, 4.5x Harvesting, 4.5x Taming, and 4x Breeding, 1.5x Hexagon Bonus ARKPocalypse: 5x XP, 5x Harvesting, 5x Taming, and 5x Breeding, 1.5x Hexagon Bonus Conquest: 4.5x XP, 4.5x Harvesting, 4.5x Taming, and 4x Breeding, 1.5x Hexagon Bonus For the duration of this EVO Event, we will be disabling the world buffs from Baby Boon & Maewing Poach on Genesis Part 2 on the Official Network. In the past, we've adjusted for the impact events have had on the rates by tweaking the bonuses that we use during breeding events, however, those tweaks lead to unfavorable circumstances on maps that aren't Genesis Part 2, so during breeding events, we'll be disabling these mission buffs specifically as not to affect the bonuses on other maps. Fan Art Gallery | Screenshot Gallery | Artist Feedback Form pomue#9999 Creator: Woobly Woobly does the unthinkable and installs every dino mod from the Steam Workshop. What are the possibilities of him surviving 100 days? Corruption Wyvern by @heizigui Witching Owl by @sarekoube1 Halloween Shinehorn by @sarekoube1 Owl by ♥ Monster Zera ♀#0521 Witch Otter 💚 by Prissiie#6186 [Commission] Simply and his Deinonychus by MayaPatch The Dodowyvern Returns by Nezuyu#8610 Krex101010#5943 Raasclark#5770 l Skills l#7339 Have a great weekend! Studio Wildcard Twitter: twitter.com/survivetheark Discord: discord.com/invite/playark Reddit: reddit.com/r/playark Instagram: instagram.com/survivetheark Twitch: twitch.tv/survivetheark Steam: steamcommunity.com/app/346110 Youtube: youtube.com/survivetheark Facebook: facebook.com/survivetheark Official Wiki: ark.wiki.gg View full article

Although we planned to release the upgraded Ultimate Survivor Edition for Nintendo Switch on October 25th, the release process has been paused due to the unforeseen and unprecedented environment situation happening in the Pacific Northwest. This unfortunately means that our scheduled release isn't possible. We're working with Nintendo closely and are now targeting an very-early November release, with EU and other regions to follow shortly after. We'll keep you updated as the situation progresses and we have more information to share about the release schedule. If you're a returning Nintentdo Switch ARK Survivor, there's a wealth of useful information that will prepare you for the upcoming release. Server information, space requirements, Discord information and more can all be found in the returning player guide! View full article

Welcome to another edition of the Community Crunch! It's no trick, Fear Evolved begins next week on Wednesday, October 19th! Dress up in your event-themed skins and prepare your tribemates for spook-tackular adventures amongst the eerie event creatures. Find out more about Fear Evolved 6 here Are you looking for a fresh ARK experience? You might want to check out the new series of "Limited Download" servers that just launched. Similar to how new maps are released with transfer restrictions, LDL servers will have this configuration set indefinitely. LDL servers are available to join on all platforms today! Servers will have a LDL in the server name 16 Small Tribe and 16 Regular network servers (split between NA & EU) Maps Available: The Island, Fjordur, Ragnarok, and Lost Island Character Upload/Download is enabled Item/Dino Upload is enabled Item/Dino Download is disabled An EVO Event begins next week on Wednesday, October 19th as part of Fear Evolved 6. You can find the rates below: Official Servers: 3x XP, Harvesting, Taming, and Breeding, 1.5x Hexagon Bonus Small Tribe Servers: 4.5x XP, 4.5x Harvesting, 4.5x Taming, and 4x Breeding, 1.5x Hexagon Bonus ARKPocalypse: 5x XP, 5x Harvesting, 5x Taming, and 5x Breeding, 1.5x Hexagon Bonus Conquest: 4.5x XP, 4.5x Harvesting, 4.5x Taming, and 4x Breeding, 1.5x Hexagon Bonus For the duration of this EVO Event, we will be disabling the world buffs from Baby Boon & Maewing Poach on Genesis Part 2 on the Official Network. In the past, we've adjusted for the impact events have had on the rates by tweaking the bonuses that we use during breeding events, however, those tweaks lead to unfavorable circumstances on maps that aren't Genesis Part 2, so during breeding events, we'll be disabling these mission buffs specifically as not to affect the bonuses on other maps. Fan Art Gallery | Screenshot Gallery | Artist Feedback Form Supa Koopa#8624 Xmaz1ng#3692 Halloween Shoulder Pets by @Prissiiedraws Halloween Shoulder Pets by @Prissiiedraws Deformed Bone REX by @falco_luna Doodles by @VELUKO1 Shmane by Maxolotl#7089 ARK Knight. Wide by FoxArtt Duel by Asimos chiiQ Chibi Collection by chiiQ Krex101010#5943 wngplay#2015 Have a great weekend! Studio Wildcard Twitter: twitter.com/survivetheark Discord: discord.com/invite/playark Reddit: reddit.com/r/playark Instagram: instagram.com/survivetheark Twitch: twitch.tv/survivetheark Steam: steamcommunity.com/app/346110 Youtube: youtube.com/survivetheark Facebook: facebook.com/survivetheark Official Wiki: ark.wiki.gg View full article

👻 🦇 💀 Our annual Halloween event, Fear Evolved, creeps onto the ARK with a ghoulish screech and we have laid out all of the tricks and/or treats for Survivors to indulge in over the coming weeks! From October 19th to November 2nd, ARK will be teeming with spook-tackular new chibis making their ARK debut, cutting edge fashion, and eerie event creatures all resplendent in moonlit pumpkin patches and Hallow's Eve festivities! Cloak yourself in event-themed fashion and creepy shoulder companions to embark on a hunt for the elusive DodoRex and DodoWyvern. This event can be manually activated with the server arg parameter: -ActiveEvent=FearEvolved October 19th to November 2nd Official Servers: 3x XP, Harvesting, Taming, and Breeding, 1.5x Hexagon Bonus Small Tribe Servers: 4.5x XP, 4.5x Harvesting, 4.5x Taming, and 4x Breeding, 1.5x Hexagon Bonus ARKPocalypse: 5x XP, 5x Harvesting, 5x Taming, and 5x Breeding, 1.5x Hexagon Bonus Conquest: 4.5x XP, 4.5x Harvesting, 4.5x Taming, and 4x Breeding, 1.5x Hexagon Bonus DodoRex (Untamable Boss) DodoWyvern (Untamable Boss) Zomdodo Zombie Fire Wyvern (claimable & persist after Fear Evolved) Zombie Lightning Wyvern (claimable & persist after Fear Evolved) Zombie Poison Wyvern (claimable & persist after Fear Evolved) Skeletal Giganotosaurus Skeletal Quetzal Skeletal Jerboa Bone Fire Wyvern Skeletal Bronto Skeletal Stego Skeletal Trike Skeletal Raptor Skeletal Rex Skeletal Carnotaurus Ghost Reaper (Surface reapers) Ghost Bulbdog Ghost Rex Ghost Basilisk Ghost Snow Owl Ghost Mantis Ghost Direwolf (acquired via killing Dodowyvern/Dodorex or Cooking Pot recipe) Desmodus *NEW* Vulture *NEW* Anglerfish *NEW* Araneo *NEW* Spooky Bulbdog *NEW* (acquired via killing Ghost creatures) Reaper Bulbdog Rex Basilisk Snow Owl Mantis Direwolf Pumpkin Stolen Headstone Scarecrow Dinosaur Bone Dino Candy Corn (acquired via Cooking Pot recipe) Scare Emote Knock Emote Zombie Emote Dance Emote Panic Emote (acquired via Cooking Pot recipe) Strawman costume Skeleton costume Skelly Print Shirt Tentacle Print Shirt ZombDodo Print Shirt Zombie Wyvern Print Shirt Reaper Swimsuit Skin Jack-O-Lantern Swimsuit Skin Pumpkin Helmet Skin Headless Costume Skin Hockey Mask Skin Araneo Swimsuit Skins Onyc Swimsuit Skins Vampire Dodo Swimsuit Skins DarkViolet *NEW* DarkBlue *NEW* DragonFire *NEW* Cream *NEW* Vermillion *NEW* BigFoot0 *NEW* BlackSands *NEW* LightAutumn *NEW* Dino Dark Purple *NEW* Dino Darker Grey Dino Light Blue Dino Dark Yellow DragonBase1 Light Brown Light Grey Dino Light Brown Dino Dark Brown DragonFire ActualBlack MidnightBlue MediumAutumn DarkWarmGray Orange DarkLavender Jade There is no EVO event this week! Fan Art Gallery | Screenshot Gallery | Artist Feedback Form pomue#9999 Creator: SINZAHH SINZAHH is back to show you how he transformed his base into a solo fortress! Arkemon by @AngelStrangeArt Welcome Survivor by @WolfTek7 Inktober day 2: Scurry by @NeoVanilluxe Deformed Titan by @bonten_ARK Fast sketch of my fav creature by xCone344#4461 [VN] ARKtober 2022 - Day 5 and 6 by Ampraeh RedGear17#1277 @DreadTamer Krex101010#5943 See you next week! Studio Wildcard Twitter: twitter.com/survivetheark Discord: discord.com/invite/playark Facebook: facebook.com/survivetheark Reddit: reddit.com/r/playark Instagram: instagram.com/survivetheark Twitch: twitch.tv/survivetheark Steam: steamcommunity.com/app/346110 Youtube: youtube.com/survivetheark View full article

Welcome to another edition of the Community Crunch! This week we're checking out some of our favorite community content in the Community Corner and preparing for the upcoming holiday season! One of our favorite community and charity events, ExtraLife, is right around the corner on November 5th! There will be no EVO event this week. Fan Art Gallery | Screenshot Gallery | Artist Feedback Form Survival Bob Go check out Survival Bob's latest video if you're looking for the scoop on the latest mod map from Nekatus, the creator of Fjordur. On The Surface by AmaryllisDreamer Blazing Glory by BettleKettle ARK 2 Rex by Free Radical#6954 Maewing by @Bo3do3 Heather and her big funny terror bird by @menacefjordur CarChar by @falco_luna My Take on Argentavis by Nagisa#9062 @Nekatus Vlãd#0513 @sarrisrainbows Have a great weekend! Studio Wildcard Twitter: twitter.com/survivetheark Discord: discord.com/invite/playark Reddit: reddit.com/r/playark Instagram: instagram.com/survivetheark Twitch: twitch.tv/survivetheark Steam: steamcommunity.com/app/346110 Youtube: youtube.com/survivetheark Facebook: facebook.com/survivetheark Official Wiki: ark.wiki.gg View full article

Welcome to another edition of the Community Crunch! Let's get this weekend started with a special 3x EVO Event that lasts until Tuesday! While you're here, check out some of our favorite community content in the Community Corner this week! There is an ongoing EVO event that will run until 1 PM Pacific on Tuesday, September 27th. You can find the rates below: *Note that these bonuses are multiplicative of the game's standard 1x rates. Official Servers: 3x XP, Harvesting, Taming, Breeding (imprint, maturation, hatch/gestation), 0.5x Mating Interval, and 3x Hexagon Rewards Small Tribe Servers: 5.5x XP, Harvesting, Taming, 5x Breeding (maturation, hatch/gestation), 4x Imprinting, 0.5x Mating Interval, and 4x Hexagon Rewards ARKpocalypse: 6x XP, Harvesting, Taming, Breeding (maturation, hatch/gestation), 4x Imprinting, 0.5x Mating Interval, and 4x Hexagon Rewards Conquest: 6x XP, Harvesting, Taming, Breeding (maturation, hatch/gestation), 4x Imprinting, 0.5x Mating Interval, and 4x Hexagon Rewards For the duration of this EVO Event, we will be disabling the world buffs from Baby Boon & Maewing Poach on Genesis Part 2 on the Official Network. In the past, we've adjusted for the impact events have had on the rates by tweaking the bonuses that we use during breeding events, however, those tweaks lead to unfavorable circumstances on maps that aren't Genesis Part 2, so during breeding events, we'll be disabling these mission buffs specifically as not to affect the bonuses on other maps. Fan Art Gallery | Screenshot Gallery | Artist Feedback Form Tacosaurus#3251 RallraxAuri#0412 The Outcasts Are you looking for some epic base locations on Fjordur? Well, look no further! Check out these fantastic underwater cave locations. Survivors | Commission by Scutal Double Exposure Thyla by Boedoe#0489 Reaper Queen | Wallpaper by Fabycinder Rock Drake by @k3zk_627 [Ark- OC] LAura and Cupcake by MayaPatch Reset and Revive! by @NeoVanilluxe Bulbdog with a Knife by HallOfFlameSs#3779 SuperDooM#2527 Cailleach#5832 Vivixx#4697 Have a great weekend! Studio Wildcard Twitter: twitter.com/survivetheark Discord: discord.com/invite/playark Reddit: reddit.com/r/playark Instagram: instagram.com/survivetheark Twitch: twitch.tv/survivetheark Steam: steamcommunity.com/app/346110 Youtube: youtube.com/survivetheark Facebook: facebook.com/survivetheark Official Wiki: ark.wiki.gg View full article

Welcome to another edition of the Community Crunch! This week we'll be taking a look at what's going on in the community by checking out the latest art and ARK content in the community corner! 🎉 ARK is currently up to 67% off on Steam! 🦕 Grab a copy during the Snail Games Publisher Sale until Sep 22nd! Visit the Steam Store There will be no EVO event this week. Fan Art Gallery | Screenshot Gallery | Artist Feedback Form Conner#2566 Untitled by @SLAPunque Untimely Descent of the Gas Bag by RoxaneLapa Golem De Pierre by Pet1tFlan To the space biome we go! by Boedoe The Journey Home by Boedoe Kawaii Desmodus 🦇 by @kinosei_x2 ARK Ichthyosaurus X JWTG Ophthalmosaurus by 드찌/어찌#1582 Banshee Barvado Raasclark#5770 thecavelassie2022#6129 Have a great weekend! Studio Wildcard Twitter: twitter.com/survivetheark Discord: discord.com/invite/playark Reddit: reddit.com/r/playark Instagram: instagram.com/survivetheark Twitch: twitch.tv/survivetheark Steam: steamcommunity.com/app/346110 Youtube: youtube.com/survivetheark Facebook: facebook.com/survivetheark Official Wiki: ark.wiki.gg View full article